The current lithospheric root of the South China Block has been partly removed, yet what
mechanisms modified the lithospheric structure remain highly controversial. Here we use a …

Abstract The Maoping Pb-Zn deposit is spatially associated with the late Permian Emeishan
basalts and structurally controlled by the NE-trending reverse fault-anticline tectonic system …

Archean rock exposures in the Yangtze Craton of South China are scarce and have been
only studied in small-scale outcrops for understanding its early crustal evolution. Geological …

The late Mesoproterozoic to early Neoproterozoic sedimentary sequences in the
southwestern Yangtze Block, represented by the Julin, Huili, and Kunyang groups, provide …

Early Neoproterozoic arc magmatism and arc accretion processes are fundamental issues in
reconstructing the Rodinia supercontinent. In this study we present new data of zircon U-Pb …

The Neoproterozoic tectonics of the Yangtze Block is crucial for understanding its evolution
history over the assembly and disintegration of the supercontinent Rodinia. Herein, we …

The Paleoproterozoic era is a critical tuning period for the transitions in global geodynamic
regimes and plate tectonic processes. However, detailed pressure–temperature–time (P–T …

The TTG gneisses, a dominant lithological assemblage within Archean cratonic provinces,
provide a window into the early evolution of the continental crust. The Kongling complex in …

It is unclear whether most Archean continents have always existed in their present-day size,
or were initially microcontinents or supercratons. The Archean evolution of the Yangtze …

Paleoproterozoic and Archean rocks in the poorly exposed Yangtze Craton provide a
unique proxy for understanding early cratonic evolution. In this study, we report the newly …